Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-10


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inusd b An Nellie Wood. Ma Ken
sorthy. Laara 3. Han and many Oh
ers urging 81 voaen fasossbIs 10 d.
esnae Of Woman sufIrags, No asssnbl
- Pythian Han. fhiEsy-six ladies' me
q ths hail IN ne third story Of he ops
- Houss block - 2 o'egoek yss.srds,
afasEnoon, snd remained thsss for thrs.
mortal hours.
uEr CAKE 70 ospzs
Shortly sfsss ? o'eiook. Mrs.. Ksnuorsh,
called ths meeting 70 srdsr. she said
ladies. we have mst here % tai.
aesi0n % the decision Of ahs saprems
oouri 10 taking frem - he bxlsos
We don's waai % DO anysAisg 70 iniurs
oar cause. bat 70 d. somsthine 10 faeili-
tats estsinR baok ear rights. favsr
esntinsine these msatings In The eous.
Try around aboat.
Ga motion Of Laura Z. Hall, Mrs
Nellie Wood VS. eleassd President
She said the election vas surprise %
Der, has that she had prepared fsw r.
marks IL case Of IN emeRReneT, which
she uould prooeed 20 read. Thess re-
marks we're in s1bsfanee as Il lows:
we are dlsfr4nohised; stripped Of
our rights and our liberties. and r.
daosd % an equality with the sQualid
savage and the heathen Chinese. We
have INST to take steps 70 regain our
FiGhfa. We were she beacon lights Of
this movement, and we're progressing
enthusiastically when this severe blow
came upon us. All the more severe be
cause We had tasted the sweets Of LID
erty. We are disfranehissd, and We
can weep, vail, and gnaah our teesh,
and eur prayers will avail rs nothing
against thosa two cid stieklsFs on Law,
but We ean make ourselves feit in other
Waya- ! SUGGEST tkat We AZ once petition
the President 70 remove those tuo old
fosails-~thpse two old carpet baRgers,
(applsuael and ask him 20 appoint oifi
xens Of this Territory Ia their places.
Voorhees, vas elected b the votes Of
women and Il be has any RallanEEy, be
will do ali In his poweF 20 get Congress
70 give az back oar rights. The case
locked pretty bad at FIRST, but at second
thoueht IL u more hopeful. IL the
question comes 10 . vote Of the people
We can set The votes If the l4.00O women
who Foted a. The last election, and tie
votes Of ths 5000 Knights Of Labor, be-
sides many liberal minded persons
vstes, thus givipg a. q majority Of the
A,0oo votes in the Territory" ZAP
plsuse.)
MORE oFFicHRs.
Mrs. Kenvorthy neminsted Mrs. Il.
Scott for Vice President. and she was
Mrs. ". P. smith vas chosen Score
tary.
On motion Of Mrs. Kenworthy, Mrs.
0iddinRs vas elected Treasurer.
On motion Of Mrs. KenwoFthy. the
Chair appointed Mrs. Charleston, Mrs.
Hammell, Mrs.. JenneF, Mira Swinsen
and sarah L. Hall Q eommittee. whose
duty Il should Be 10 select an Executive
COMMITTEES. The ladies retired. and
after beinG out some time returned and
reported tue following Executive Com
mittees Mrs. Weed, Mrs. Homer Hill,
Mrs. Chick and Mrs. M0oeFs.
SNORT sPEnuHEs.
During luIl in tbs busine % q num-
Der Of short speeches were made.
MFa. X. Scott aaidi They have
taken away our franchise, bus hope
you will ali do ~ | m going 10. When
eieotion day comes IN get my ticket
IN my hands and march np 10 she polls
aud damani the reason why my vote Is
refused. These men have stirred up a
heFnets' nest. and 1 want them TO see
that the hornets have been aroused"
Mra. De Wee said the best people she
had known IN the States we're ell In
favor OF woman sudrage.
Laura 4. Hall-"we have q right 10
congratulate ourselves that the presa Of
the Territory 10 almost al oyethsF With
ne. l rave been In q number Of meet
legs, and have heard the votea ring out
loud and clear for woman suffrage. i
was paralyxsd when saw the Posr-Ix-
TKI.I1oKNoER extra announcing THAI eur
rights had been taken from us. and
have hardly got ever my paralytic shook
yet. ! am on the hRht. believe We
should 20 into the war and fight against
NLH war v NRAA04s ~ VIC 4A0W w aNG
Ia earnest the men will help Ne.
Mrs. Weed Was called, she said; Every
body knows hou feel on this subject.
To-day got q letter from . gentleman
In Yak ina containing good words in
regard 10 the suffrage sight With the
Posr-fxrKL1IaENuKRs Revelations new
or 20 backward, And Notwithstanding
we have = decision Of the Supreme
Coart against ne, We should not givs up
the chip"
Mrs. Wright believe in work. and
never give up.
Mrs. Jones-I am glad TO be able to
add my mite 10 the cause. ! vas 20
man auilraRiss for many years In 81.
Louis, and 10 gave me mach pleasure TO
write 10 my old associates aud tell them
bow veil We got along voting oat here.
/, like Laura 4. Hall. was stunned al
thia news, but not east down. will
always raise my voice for the oaasc.
doubl II Judge IaanefeFd knew what be
was about when be made that decision.
fear be was biased and preiadioed. l
am sure we viii get our suffrage bach.
Mrs. Chick-I am like Mrs. Jones. l
dont think We are going 10 lose eur snf
fraes. ! suppose yoa have all read
Judge jacobs article In the PosT INTEL
LfaKNcnR. There IL mech comfsFt 10 be
taken from bis exposition Of che sub
ieot. / hate technicalities. as q rule;
D1t whsn they are used 10 help eur
oaasa they are all FiSht. ! am sure
Judges Turner and LangfoFd are sur
prised az che Indignation thsir decision
has brought down on their heads.
Laura &. Haii--N6w fog business. ]
believe the oeaceFs are all elected. Day
before yesterday l called on John Kim
near and asked him 10 draw 1p pssi
ton 20 Be prssssted 70 Congress 70 have
these laws validated. Tue petition reads
az fsllows.
10 Ia Roaor,Ials. tAfSsnsis asd Hosss
q Representatives. Of The Unifed States
u Asaeriaa ~ Ceneress Assembled; The
petition Of the subscribers. residents and
eitixena Of Washington Territory, se-
specially show
Thai the Acts Of the Legislative As
sembly Of Washington Territory. here